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LIFELINE
Volume 1 – Issue #12 NOVEMBER 2019
WHAT’S UP…
Board Meetings Volunteer Quarterly Meetings Office Closures________
12:30 pm November 27, 2019
November 28, 2019
December 17, 2019 December 23-January 4, 2020
January 21, 2020 January 21, 2020
OUR MISSION…
Douglas County Cancer Services (DCCS) is a volunteer driven, non-profit organization dedicated to
providing support and services to Douglas County residents who are undergoing cancer treatment.
ABOUT US……
DCCS has been serving Douglas County since 1989 and is a sole entity governed only by its Board of
Directors. DCCS is funded solely through donations, grants and several fundraisers conducted
throughout the year. All services offered are free to cancer patients, dependent upon available
funding. All funds raised stay in Douglas County to provide financial aid, gas cards, food cards,
support and services associated with a diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Volunteer opportunities
are available. Contact 541-440-9409 for more information.
OUR FEATURED VOLUNTEER… Mary Helen Banks
Mary Helen began volunteering with Douglas one son and three grandchildren. Mary Helen
County Cancer Services (DCCS) in May 2019 recently retired from driving the Camas Valley
and volunteers every Wednesday morning. school bus for 30 years. She also lives in the
Mary Helen is a warm, compassionate person house she was raised in since she was 5 years
who is a cancer survivor herself and relates old. Her hobbies are gardening and taking
well to the cancer patients who visit our office. rides. Welcome Mary Helen. We are glad to
She loves spending time with her family, has have you in our DCCS family!
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